New Releases by Sally Sutton

"This is all about as good as it gets for truck-obsessed preschoolers." — The Horn Book (starred review) Features an audio read-along! From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack! ) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwack! ), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory.

Thonk! Clonk! Clap! The team behind Roadwork and Demolition returns to the construction site, where big machines and busy workers dig, hoist, and hammer away. There’s lots of noise and excitement involved in building a library! Preschoolers will clamor to take a close look. Award-winning duo Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock are back with another rhythmic read-aloud full of bustling illustrations and sound words that beg kids to join in.

Rushing to the airport, what do I see? Plane at the gate, a-ready and a-steady. I hope it''s going to wait. We''re late as late can be

Load the dirt. Load the dirt. Scoop and swing and drop. Slam it down into the truck. Bump! Whump! Whop! (Ages 2-5) Features an audio read-along! There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this riveting book follows them every step of the way. From clearing a pathway (screek! ) to rolling the tar (squelch! ) to sweeping up at the end (swish! ), Roadwork is sure to delight young truck-lovers with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun.

When a flood causes a family to be stranded in their car, Farmer John''s tractor is the only vehicle that is able to rescue the family.

A funny little story describing the daily life of a regular young bat-his run-ins with Mr Forster the mean maths teacher and other adventures including Vamp''s dares, the Festival of Exploding Stars (Guy Fawkes), the Shining (Sun) and meeting his dad.

Charlotte Frisbee is the president of a secret club called PAWS (the Perfectly Amazing Word Society). Along with the other members of PAWS – super-brain Podge, extra-serious Bugsy and freaky-looking Simon – the big excitement of Charlotte''s week is getting the club together for word games and general language silliness. That is, until one day when strange things start to happen around the school. What has caused the stinky green slime the kids have noticed around the place? And who stole the S''s from the school sign and ripped the S section out of Pugsy''s dictionary? Charlotte and her friends strongly suspect the Bookbashers . . . but are they really smart enough to plan such a direct attack on what PAWS loves the most? Soon the cause of the mysterious circumstances is revealed . . . and who would have thought that such a sweet little slime monster could have caused so much confusion?

A girl helps her younger sister when she is afraid to come down off the slide in the school playground.

The younger sister is too scared to come down the slide. After some help from her big sister, little sister gets down. Suggested level: junior, primary.

The younger sister is too scared to come down the slide. After some help from her big sister, little sister gets down. Suggested level: junior, primary.

The younger sister is too scared to come down the slide. After some help from her big sister, little sister gets down. Suggested level: junior, primary.

The younger sister is too scared to come down the slide. After some help from her big sister, little sister gets down. Suggested level: junior, primary.